Shipping-tag.



G. H. TAYLOR.

SHIPPING TAG.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 23, I911- 1,24=1,302. PatentedSept. 25,1917. F751.

GEORGE H. TAYLOR, 0F RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.

SHIPPING-TAG.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 25, 1917.

Application filed March 23, 1917. Serial No. 156,810.

To all whomz't may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE H. TAYLOR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Richmond, in the county ofHenrico and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shipping- Tags, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a shipping tag and particularly to a construction having a bendable portion adapted to embrace an article or strand of material to which it is to be applied and to be secured thereto by means carried by the tag.

The invention has for an object to provide a novel and improved construction wherein a portion of the tag is adapted to be bent to embrace or inclose the material and the tag also provided with means to be manually bent to force said material toward the fold line and also secure the free end of the bent portion and thus effectually retain the tag against either longitudinal or lateral movement when attached.

Another object of the invention is to form a tag having a bendable portion to embrace the material to which it is affixed and provided with one or more lateral lugs or cars extended therefrom and adapted to secure said portion when bent upon the plate.

Other and further objects and advantages of the invention will be hereinafter set forth and the novel features thereof defined by the appended claims.

In the drawings Figure 1 is an elevation of the tag;

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the first bending;

Fig. 3 is an elevation-of the tag applied;

Fig. 4 is a like view of the opposite face;

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of Fig. &;

Fig. 6 is a detail plan of a modified form of the invention having a single lug;

Fig. 7 is a similar view of a further modification;

Fig. 8 is a detail showing its application to material; I

Fig. 9 is a detail showing the bending of the embracing portion; and

Fig. 10 is a similar view of the tag attached.

Like numerals refer to like parts in the several figures of the drawing.

The numeral 10 indicates a tag which may be formedof any desired material or configuration and is provided at one end with a bendable portion 11 adapted to be folded upon the tag on the line 12 (Fig. 2) or at any desired point, and thus embrace or inclose the material 18 to which it is to be attached. At one or both sides of the bendable portion lugs 16 are formed at approximately the ends of the fold line and these, when bent upon the body of the tag plate 10, first bind against the material embraced at edge 19 and force it toward said line and completely grasp the material and prevent longitudinal movement of the tag. The lugs then clamp the folded por tion 11 by their contact with the opposite face of the tag plate. (Fig. 3.)

[The tag is preferably formed of light, bendable sheet metal of such character-that theparts thereof can be readily bent by hand in its application, and is also adapted to receive suitable indicating markings, as at 14. The portion 11 forms a lever for bending and maybe provided with an apertured grip 15 beyond the lugs by which the tags may be conveniently strung for storage and applied in use. In the preferred form of the invention shown in Figs. 1 to 5 the lugs extend laterally from both ends of the fold line. In the modified form shown in Fig. 6 only one lug 17 is similarly extended from the tag 1.8.

In the modified form of the invention shown in Figs. 7 to 10 the tag 20 is provided at one end with a lever bending portion 21 adapted to cause its connecting shank 25 to embrace the material 22 to which it is applied and to be secured thereon by the lugs 23, as shown in Fig. 10. The lugs are here formed from the body of the tag plate by means of an angular recess 24 extending inward from the side edges of the tag thus producing not only the lugs but also the reduced bendable shank 25. This in connection with the lugs causes the latter to bind against the material to prevent longitudinal slipping and later clamp the bent end portion, as shown in Fig. 10. In the application of this formof the invention the material is introduced between the lugs 23 and shank 25 (Fig. 8) and the free end of the plate bent over between the lugs (Fig. 9) causing the shank to embrace the material. The lugs are then bent down upon this free end and one edge thereof forces the material toward the fold line during this action which also clamps the tag in position.

It is believed that the application of the several forms of this tagistolearfifrom the foregoing description and it will be noted that in each form the lug is disposed adj-a1 cent either one or both ends of the fold line and adaptedto bebent'at an angle inward to clamp the bent end of the tag. During this manual bending one edge 'oftlie lug binds or impinges against the material to force it toward the fold line of the bent end of the tag, thus securing a similar function to that disclosed in my prior Patents 924,946 and 1,174,299, and also the additional func tion of clamping the bent tag end and thus securely holdingthe tag ,in position, By thus disposing the attaching mea ns at one end of the plate a tag-is'produced having an unobstructed free end of single thickness to receive any desired marking, and which'may be very economically manufacturedby a simple stamping operation as all parts thereofare integral, The plate endeXtended be: yond the lugs forms a convenient means to be grasped in bending the plate at the proper angle relative to the lugs and also a lever to cause the tag material to bend and form closely around the material. embraced thereby. The bending of the lug at an angle stiflens the plate, assists in the embracing function asits edge forces the material toward the fold line, and when clamped draws the embracing'portion tightly around the material to which it is attached; I,

It will be seen that this invention effects a very simple andeflicient form of tag adapted to be securely attached to any material embraced thereby, and also removed therefrom if desired, and is particularly applicable to the mane or tail ofanimals for the purpose of stockshipment and identification'.

YVhile several forms of'the invention have been shown the same is not limited thereto in scope as will be observed from the following claims,

WVhat I claim is: r u

1. A tag having a bendable portion to of said portionwith' an edge immediately adjacent said line to engage and compress said material at the lineof fold and bendable upon thetag to clamp the folded portions thereof together, I

3. A tag having a bendable portion to embrace material to which it isapplied, and lugsj'disposed at the opposite ends of the fold line ofsaidportion with an edge immediately adjacent said line to engage and compresssaid material at the line of fold and bendable upon thetag to'cl'amp the folded vportions thereof together.

A. A tag comprising a plate provided with lugs extended laterally inopposite directions from one'end thereof, said plate being adapted to be folded upon itself upon-a line coincidentwith one'edge of said lugs to em-' brace material, whereby the lugs when bent compress said nraterial at the fold lineand clamp said folded'portionof the plate. v

5. A tag comprising a plate provided with lugs extended at aright angle in opposite directions from one end thereof, said plate being'adapted to befolded upon itself upon a line coincident with one edge of said lugs to embrace material, whereby the lugs when bent atan angle to; the plate compress said material at thefold'line and clamp said folded portion thereof, and a lever endof said plate1beyond?said lugs and fold line.

In testimony whereof I afli'X my signature in the presence of two witnesses.,.- u GEORGE H. TAYLOR.

VVitnesses;

E. L. WEED, R. C. EATON.

cafim'br this p atent iil ay be obtaineciior reg tta eaclifby addrs'sing the do xnmissioner of Patent's.

Washington, D. G." 

